The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-05-07
The Senatorial Convention.

Immediately upon the announcement OF
senatorial executive committee, composed of
Chas. L. Ewing, chairman; G. Z.
Tevis, secretary; j. ID. Conner, q. .. Smith,
and s. P. Sparks, took steps to have a Con-
vention to nominate q candidate to succeed
him. The committee met at Odessa and
issued the following CALI
Democratic Mass Meeting! the fact that
Senator Harmon, of this district, has resign
ed, renders it necessary that the democracy
of this district elect a senator to fill the
position. The senatorial there
fore earnestly urges every democrat to attend
u mass meeting to be held in lexington,
Wednesday,, May 4, 1887, at ii O'Clock, a. M,
for the purpose of electing delegates to a c1n-
v%ention, to be held at Odessa, Thursday, May
8, 1887, to nominate a candidate for State
district II representa-. Z. l.. EWING,
Chairman Senatorial Committee.
j. L. ONNER Secretary, pro tenn.
In pursuance to this call a mass convention
was held in Lexington. last Wednesday after
noon.
Hon. Chas L. Ewing, chairman of the ex-
order and said that its purpose was to select
Ii delegates to meet at Odessa on the next
day, to meet there with the delegates from
johnson county, to nominate a successor 10
Senator Harmon. He regretted that the
time had been so short that a regular delegate
convention could not be called. but the best
plac had, he hoped, been adopted to get an
expression and an agreement upon q candi-
da'e. He said the time was very short, Nply
ta,, Iouat nofioo huvfpn loop AI-A Mkl
election to take place Thursday, kaya1ESfHe
concluded by nominating for president Of the
convention, Judge Xenophon Ryland.
Mr.. d. G. Ridge nominated Capt. W. A.
Thornton.
Capt. Thornton declined, and hoped Judge
Ryland would be chosen.
Judge Ryland was unanimou sly elected
president of the convention.
Judge Ryland in taking the chair thanked
the convention for t he honor and expressed
the hope that such harmony and prudence
would characterize Its deliberations as should
prevail upon such occasions.
A. A. Lesueur nominated Mr.. W.J Cham.
bliss editor Of the Advance for secretary, and
he was unanimously selected for the position,
Mr.. Ewing moved a committee of eight on
rules and order Of business be appointed.
Carried, d.
The committee was appointed as follows -
Clay, R. H. Benton; Davis, DR.. j, j. Fulker.
son; Dover, Clarence vivion; Freedom, q.
H. Filing; Lexington. W. g.. MSGstsland;
Middleton, E. NJ. Edvardss shithsb bar, I. W
Avitt; Washington. Q. H.EwIng.t
The committee after retiring for consulta-
ZION returned and reported a. follows
Xopr committee recommends that the con,
kyentDn select delegates to the state senatorial
convention, to be held at Odessa on the 9TH
inst, i.s fOllows:-Davis 2; Dover 3; Free
dom l: Middleton /; Washington |; Sni-a.
bar l; Clay 2; Lexington 3; and we further
recommend that each township select Its owl
delegates. and that the selection thus made
be ratified by This convention; and we fur
Their recommend that those delegates who
attend the convention at Odessa, be Instructed
to cast the full vote OF the county in such
convention. c. l.. EWING, Chairman.
W. II. MCCAUsLAND, secretary.
The report was unanimously adopted.
On motion those present from each
township named the delegates. which
nominations were afterward ratified
by the entire convention. The delegate.
selected were as follows:-Clay-C. Y. Ford
DIR. B. D.. Ragland; Davis-H. j. Higgins
DR.. z. W. Seeber; D~over-Harrv Hawkins
Clarence Vivion; Freedom-John Brown
LeXingtOn-W. G, McCausland, j. G.. Me
Crew., j. d. Conner; Middleton-Camillul
Barnett, Jr.; Sni-a-bar-I. W. Aviit
Washington, j. S. White.
The convention then adjourned.